Mindfully Meditating on Matthew Catalogue , the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 45, Feb 14)

Passage 
Matthew Chapter Fourteen

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

• Matthew 14
  • Mt 14:1-12 the story of the death of John the Baptist
    • ¹² Then his disciples came, removed the corpse,^[c] buried it, and went and reported to Jesus.
  • Mt 14:13-14 Jesus tries to mourn John
    • • ¹³ When Jesus heard about it, He withdrew from there by boat to a remote place to be alone. When the crowds heard this, they followed Him on foot from the towns. ¹⁴ As He stepped ashore,^[d] He saw a huge crowd, felt compassion for them, and healed their sick.
  • Mt 14: 15-21 Feeding the 5000
    • YOU do it
      • ¹⁶ “They don’t need to go away,” Jesus told them. “You give them something to eat.”
    • WE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH
      • ¹⁷ “But we only have five loaves and two fish here,” they said to Him.
    • GIVE IT TO JESUS
      • ¹⁸ “Bring them here to Me,” He said.
    • MORE THAN ENOUGH
      • ²⁰ Everyone ate and was filled. Then they picked up 12 baskets full of leftover pieces!
  • Mt 14:22- 33 Take a Walk on the Water
    • Prayer time JESUS WAS ALONE
      • ²³ After dismissing the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone.
    • Danger arose- JESUS WAS WATCHING
      • ²⁴ But the boat was already over a mile^[h] from land,^[i] battered by the waves, because the wind was against them.
    • JESUS DIDN’T COME RIGHT AWAY
      • ⁵ Around three in the morning,^[j] He came toward them walking on the sea.
    • FRIGHTENED MORE OF THE GHOST!
    • JESUS CALMED THEIR FEARS
      • ²⁷ Immediately Jesus spoke to them. “Have courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
    • PETER WALKS ON WATER
      • ²⁸ “Lord, if it’s You,” Peter answered Him, “command me to come to You on the water.”
      • ²⁹ “Come!” He said.
      • And climbing out of the boat, Peter started walking on the water and came toward Jesus.
    • PETER LOOKS AT THE STORM
      • ³⁰ But when he saw the strength of the wind,^[k] he was afraid. And beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me!”
    • JESUS REPRIMANDS, BUT SAVES
      • ³¹ Immediately Jesus reached out His hand, caught hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”
    • THEN THE STORM CEASED!
      • ³² When they got into the boat, the wind ceased.
    • Peter stepped out of the boat in faith WHILE IN THE MIDST OF A STORM!
    • ³³ Then those in the boat worshiped Him and said, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
  • Mt 14:34-36 – Touch the tassel
    • ³⁴ Once they crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.
    • ³⁶ They were begging Him that they might only touch the tassel on His robe. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.
      • Sounds like the woman with the issue of blood!
        • Luke 8:43-48
          • ⁴³ A woman suffering from bleeding for 12 years, who had spent all she had on doctors^[a] yet could not be healed by any, ⁴⁴ approached from behind and touched the tassel of His robe. Instantly her bleeding stopped.

Mindful Meditating

1. choose a verse,
2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
3.  example: Matt 14:27
4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

• ²⁷ Immediately Jesus spoke to them. “Have courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
• IMMEDIATELY Jesus spoke to them. “have courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.
• JESUS spoke to them, have courage! it is I. Don’t be afraid,
• Jesus SPOKE  to them, have courage, it is I, don’t be afraid
• Jesus spoke TO them, have courage, it is I, don’t be afraid.
• Jesus spoke to ME, have courage, it is I, don’t be afraid.

…and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

A Matthew Coloring Page by Ministry to Children  – though it can be good for adult meditating.

Various coloring pages of Jesus feeding the 5000 to choose from by Coloring Home

Various coloring pages of Jesus Walking on the Water to choose from by Coloring Home

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.

1. Peter stepped out of the boat in faith WHILE IN THE MIDST OF A STORM!
   1. What does that tell us about walking through storms?
   2. The Eye of the Storm by Ryan Stevenson

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

• Got Questions provides a detailed explanation of The Roman’s Road.
• Billy Graham’s version of the Plan of salvation.

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

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